A dealer who suffers a pecuniary loss or who is otherwise adversely affected because of a violation of this chapter by a manufacturer or distributor has a cause of action against the manufacturer or distributor for damages and may recover those damages in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-4307

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dealer: means a person who is engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers and who has an established place of business and has paid fees pursuant to section 28-4302. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Distributor: means a person who either:

    (a) Sells or distributes new motor vehicles to new motor vehicle dealers in this state. See Arizona Laws 28-4301

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Manufacturer: means any person who either:

    (a) Manufactures or assembles new motor vehicles. See Arizona Laws 28-4301

 

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